Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

He believed that he had struck terror in his children's hearts because of his ________.

rage

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is rage.

The word rage means violent anger. In this case, the sentence is saying that he believed that he had struck terror in his children's hearts because of his rage. This means that he was so angry that he scared his children.

The other options are not correct.

• Love does not make sense in this context.
• Calmness does not make sense in this context.
• Fortune does not make sense in this context.